** A consortium led by Malaysia's state-owned Petronas
is slated to make a preliminary decision this week on
whether to forge ahead with plans to export liquefied natural
gas from British Columbia. (bit.ly/1QnZM2i)

** Canada's battered oil producers face a decade of slowing
growth and dwindling production, a sharp reversal for an
industry once seen as an economic juggernaut. (bit.ly/1JEQvyX)